Red Wings, Preds get ready for showdown in the Music City

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02/24/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pivotal battle for the Central Division crown and the top spot in the Western Conference takes place tonight in the Music City, as the Nashville Predators welcome the Detroit Red Wings to Gaylord Entertainment Center.

The Red Wings and Predators are locked in a see-saw battle for the division and conference leads, but Detroit currently holds the spots with a one-point edge over Nashville. Detroit's 85 points also leaves the club just two points behind Buffalo for the overall NHL lead.

Nashville and the Red Wings have met three times this year and Detroit won two of those encounters. The teams have split the last 10 meetings.

The Predators lost for the third time in four games Thursday, as they were handed a shootout setback by visiting Montreal. Saku Koivu tallied the game- winner in final segment to go along with two assists as the Canadiens edged Nashville, 6-5.

Nashville's Paul Kariya scored the first goal in the shootout before Tomas Plekanec evened things for Montreal. After Martin Erat's shot was saved by Jaroslav Halak, Koivu converted to give the Canadiens the advantage.

It was then up to newly acquired Predator Peter Forsberg to keep it going, but he never got a clean shot before falling in front of the net to end the game. Forsberg was held without a point for the third straight test since coming over in a trade with Philadelphia last week.

Steve Sullivan and Scott Hartnell each tallied a goal and an assist, while Jean-Pierre Dumont recorded a goal and two helpers for the Predators. Tomas Vokoun made 22 saves in defeat.

Nashville, which is an impressive 22-5-4 as the host club this year, is completing a four-game homestand tonight.

The Red Wings were dealt a shootout loss by visiting Edmonton on Friday, but the point earned allowed them to move ahead of Nashville. Ryan Smyth scored the game-winner in the shootout and the Oilers snapped Detroit's 13-game home winning streak with a 4-3 win at Joe Louis Arena.

Henrik Zetterberg, Tomas Holmstrom and Valtteri Filppula each scored a goal and Dominik Hasek made 23 saves for the Red Wings, who lost at home for the first time since a 3-2 setback to Ottawa on December 12 and were looking to tie its longest home winning streak since 1965.

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